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Macrophage lipid body induction by Chagas disease in vivo: putative intracellular domains for eicosanoid formation during infection
Authors:Melo R C N  D'Avila H  Fabrino D L  Almeida P E  Bozza P T
Affiliation:Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, 36036-330, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. rmelo@icb.ufjf.br
Abstract:
Lipid bodies (LB), lipid-rich inclusions abundantly present in cells engaged in inflammation, are specialized intracellular domains involved in generating inflammatory mediators, the eicosanoids. Since the acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection triggers a potent inflammatory reaction characterized by a great increase of peripheral blood monocyte (PBM) and macrophage numbers, we investigated the LB occurrence in these cells. The experimental rat infection by T. cruzi (Y strain) induced significant increase of the LB numbers in peritoneal macrophages at day 6 and 12, accompanied by significant enhancement of Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) production, as measured by EIA. At day 12, ultrastructural analysis of the heart, a target organ of the disease, showed numerous macrophages with LB prominently increased in number (mean of 8.3 per section view, range of 1-25) compared to controls (mean of 2.6 per section view, range of 0-3) and size. PBM from all groups rarely showed LB. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that T. cruzi infection in rats elicits important LB formation in inflammatory macrophages but not in PBM. The increase in LB numbers during infection positively correlates with increased generation of PGE(2), suggesting that LB may have a role in the heightened eicosanoid production observed during T. cruzi infection.
Keywords:Chagas disease   Lipid bodies   Macrophages   Myocarditis   Ultrastructure   Prostaglandins
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